Reversible bed-rail fastening.



F. SANDT.

REVERSIBLE BED RAlL FASTENING.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 30. 1914.

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FRANK SANDT, OF KE1\TOSHA,WISCONSIN. j

REVERSIBLE BED-RAIL FASTENING.

Specification of Letters Patent.

raten-eee aug. s1, 1915.

Application filed October 30,1914. Serial No. 869,353.

To all uf/wm it may concern: 1

Be it known that I, FRANK SANDT, a citi- Zen of the United States, residing at Kenosha, in the county of Kenosha and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Reversible Bed-Rail Fastenings, of which `the following is a specification. A

This invention relates to metallic bedsteads wherein the side rails are made of angle-bars and have a detachable wedge and socket connection with the head and foot pieces of the bedstead. Some makes of bed springs require that these side rails be positioned with the angle opening upwardly, while with other bed springs it is necessary that the side rails be placed in an inverted position, that is to say, with the angle opening downwardly. To meet these conditions manufacturers are at present Vmaking two styles of side rails adapted to be associated 5 with the head and foot pieces of the bed in reversed positions, as above explained. This necessitates the carrying in stock, both by the manufacturer and the dealer, of a double number of side rails of each finish or color in order that the particular style of side rail desired may be furnished. Obviously this entails double work and double capital invested, which in the Case of large manufacturers amounts in the aggregate to a con siderable sum of money. To overcome this diiiiculty it has been proposed to make the connection between the side rails and the end-pieces of the bedstead reversible, so that a single type of side rail may be manufactured and sold, being capable of adjustment to adapt it for any style of bed spring which it is desired to use. None of these reversible constructions heretofore proposed, however, has been found practical, either on account of excessive cost of manufacture, insuiiicient strength, or difficulty of adjustment in reversing the fastening.

It is the object of my invention to provide a simple, cheap, strong and easily reversible bed-rail fastening which is thoroughly practical in every respect.

In the accompanying drawings, Figures 1 and 2 are perspective views illustrating, in two different positions, a side rail attached to an end-piece of a bedstead by reversible means embodying the features of my invention. Fig. 3 is a perspective view illustrating the three parts at one end of a bed rail separated from each other. Fig.A 1 is a longitudinal central vertical sectional view through one end of the rail, and Fig. 51s a simlilar` View illustrating another form of T211 -f In Figs. 1 and 2,6 illustrates one of the metallic corner posts of a bedstead to which is rigidly secured a socket member 7 The side rail comprises; the angle-bar body 8 having heads 9 rigidly fixedl on `oppcsite ends thereof. These heads may be malleableand xed in lplace by rivets 10, or they may be cast directly onto` the end of the body 8, as shown in Fig. 5. In the latter case, the thickness of the head longitudi-v nally 4of the rail is greater. At theV end of each head -9 is secured a wedge member adaptedto fit into a socket 7. Each of these wedge members consists of a conical body portion-having a plane inner face 12`adapted to` abut against the end of the head 9 and having at about the mid-portion of the face 12 a rectangular boss or projection 13 from the end of which extends a threaded stem 14. This stom and boss are cast in an integral piece with the body portion of the Vwedge member 11. The head 9 is provided with a central rectangular opening 15 adapted to receive the boss 13, and a wingnut 16 is threaded onto the stem 14C to se` curely bind the wedge to the head 9, said wing-nut bearing against the inner face of the head. It will be seen that the boss 13 fitting in the opening 15 prevents rotation of the wedge with relation to the rail, and inasmuch as said boss is cast integral with the wedge and the weight on the side rail is applied close to the wedge, a very strong and durable construction is provided. The wedge may be quickly and easily reversed by loosening the nut 16 sufficiently to permit withdrawal of the boss 18 from its opening, in the forms shown in Figs. l to 4, or by removing the nut in the form shown in Fig. 5, when the boss may be re-inserted in the opening after inverting the wedge and the nut 16 again tightened up to lock the4 wedge to the head. v

Whenever a manufacturer or dealer sells a bed to-be used with a known type of bed spring, the wedges will be adjusted on the side rails to the proper position. Only one type of rails need be manufactured and carried in stock, thus reducing the amount of machinery required, the amount of labor,

and thejamount (if-capital necessarily' tied up in eXtra bed rails under the presentsystem.. Y

I claim as my invention :35

'corner piece having a socket`ithereon, of a bed-rail having alkheadixed to one end thereof, saidhead having a non-circular opening extending therethrough lengthwise of the rail, a Wedge member comprising a body portion adapted to,` removably it in saidsocketfand arranged to 'abut against said head andbe adjustably carried by the head, a non-circular projection rigidly fixed to said body portion and adapted to enter said-,openingfin thehead in inverted positions, and an integrally threadedstem eX- V tending from the end or' said projection, and

a nut threaded on said stem andg 'bearing againstsaid head at the opposite side from said body portion ofthe wedge lfor. rigidly binding the 4Wedge to thev head, said projection 4beingy Withdravvable from its opening when said nut is loosened to permit of turning the'jwedge with relation kto the head into an invertedl position. Y

` 2. A metallic bedrailhaving an enlarged head onone'end thereof, providedvvvith a i(iopiesV or this patent may' be obtainedfor non-circular opening passing therethrough @in a direction extending longitudinally of the rail, a Wedge member comprising a conf' ical body portion having a plane face adapt- 1. In a bedstead, the combination With a ed to abut against the outer end face of said head, a non-circular projection on said body portion at about the middle of said plane face, a threaded stem on the end of and alined With said projection, said stem and projection being cast in a single integral piece With said body portion, the stem being arranged to pass through said Opening and theA projection being arranged to fit in said opening to prevent rotation of the Wedge with relation to said head, and a nut threaded on said stem and bearing against the inner face4 of said head' for securely binding the Wedge to the head, said projection beincg Withdrawable from its opening when sai nut is loosened to permit of reversal of the Wedge.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto set my hand in the presence of two Witnesses.

FRANK sANDT.

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